US10106370B2 - Cable drum transportation and handling apparatus - Google Patents

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US10106370B2 US14/552,796 US201414552796A US10106370B2 US 10106370 B2 US10106370 B2 US 10106370B2 US 201414552796 A US201414552796 A US 201414552796A US 10106370 B2 US10106370 B2 US 10106370B2
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  • This disclosure relates to an improved apparatus for mounting, transporting and handling large drums of spooled heavy duty cable.
  • the disclosure relates to a trailer or truck-mountable apparatus for transporting and handling (or rotating) large spools or drums of heavy electrical or other cabling.
  • Various devices have been produced for transporting and handling large drums of cabling.
  • cable handling devices have been mounted on large trucks or trailers.
  • Mounting drums onto the truck involves backing the truck (or trailer) up to a point close to and in alignment with the drum.
  • a mandrel or shaft is inserted through an opening that extends down the center of the drum cylinder.
  • Lift arms on the truck (or trailer) are attached to the mandrel and braces may be affixed on the lift arms are put into contact with the ground, to support the lift arms.
  • the drum is then raised up onto the truck.
  • a hydraulic drive gear, direct drive gear, or a tire that is in contact with the drum may be used to rotate the drum, thereby either spooling cable out, or spooling cable back onto the drum.
  • mandrel means that workers must manually lift and insert the mandrel into the drum, and the mandrels often weigh over one hundred pounds.
  • the mandrel can also be damaged or lost, resulting in the drum trailer or truck shutting down until the mandrel is repaired or a new mandrel found. Not only does this result in the risk of injury to workers, but different size mandrels must be available for different sizes of drums.
  • the cable is connected (or banded) to an apparatus.
  • the cable is a power cable, and needs to be connected to a steel cylinder of a drill.
  • a metal or plastic band is wrapped around the cylinder and the cable. The wrapped band is then tightened and the ends crimped and cut with a banding machine, to hold the cable to the cylinder.
  • the banding is typically held on a banding cart.
  • the cart is mounted to the spool trailer (or other vehicle).
  • the banding and the cart are often relatively heavy, and thus loading and unloading of the banding cart device can be a grueling process.
  • the typical way that the banding cart is loaded onto the truck or trailer is by simply dead lifting the entire cart into the desired position creating the potential for serious injuries to workers.
  • prior cable drum handling vehicles have numerous shortcomings.
  • the present disclosure provides a unitary drum transportation and handling vehicle that overcomes many of the safety and operating problems of prior devices.
  • the present disclosure is explained and depicted in the drawings as a trailer, but could be another type of vehicle (such as a truck) or could be a stationary cable drum handling device.
  • the present disclosure includes a hydraulic driven system with a set of mechanical arms that reach off the rear of the truck or trailer to hoist the cable drum into position. The arms clamp onto the drum, providing a mandrel-less operation.
  • the present vehicle provides efficient operation without using a mandrel (or shaft) in the drum.
  • the truck or trailer is equipped with rearwardly extending arms that are pivotally mounted on the bed of the truck or trailer and may be supported by stabilizers lowered from the truck or trailer.
  • the arms are capable of extending rearwardly and downwardly beyond the bed. The arms thus pivot up and down, but they also may pivot several inches side-to-side. This means that the arms are able to reach out and “grab” drums of cable that are behind the unit.
  • each arm has a center pin that matches with the center axis of the drum.
  • Each mount has a center pin, and thus when the arms are pivoted downwardly and outwardly, the center pins may be aligned with the center axis of the drum (the hole used to insert the mandrel in prior devices), and the arms may be laterally closed to grasp the drum.
  • the mounts also have engagement pins so that, when the center pin is engaged with the center axis hole, the engagement pins are encompassed between the spokes of the drum to assist in holding the drum in place during operation.
  • a hydraulic motor-operated gravity drive that includes a drive wheel tire is mounted on the bed.
  • the gravity drive and drive wheel tire rotate the drum to pull cable onto the drum or to release cable from the drum.
  • the gravity drive includes and adjustable mechanism that pushes the tire into solid contact with the drum.
  • the tire is mounted below the center of the drum so that gravity acts to assist in this contact in conjunction with the lift cylinders pulling the drum into position and into the drive tire. This action typically eliminates the need for an additional cylinder or device to actuate the tire into the drum flange.
  • a lever arm permits the operator to adjust the location of the springs, and thus to adjust the tension in the springs, to help maintain solid contact of the drive wheel tire to the drum.
  • the gravity drive also includes a variable width locator that laterally moves the drive wheel tire so that different sizes of drums may be accommodated by the same unit.
  • the gravity drive hydraulics system also acts as a brake to the drum with the system turned off or in transportation mode. The end result is that typically a single worker is able to safely transport and to handle cable drums of significant size.
  • a banding cart mounts to the trailer.
  • a bracket affixed on the trailer has mounting elements that hold part of the bottom of the banding cart.
  • the banding cart mounts to the trailer by tilting the banding cart back so that the bottom frame rises above the mounting elements.
  • the bottom frame is set above those elements, and the cart lifted up onto the trailer, using leverage, and latched to the trailer.
  • Typical devices have a fixed displacement pump, that is, a pump that continually pumps hydraulic oil to maintain pressure.
  • the present device is equipped with a load sensing hydraulic system. In this hydraulic system, oil is pumped when needed. Thus, when nothing is functioning on the apparatus, the hydraulic pump strokes down, which in turn puts a much smaller load on the engine, resulting in less wear and less fuel consumption.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a perspective view of a drum transport and handling apparatus mounted on a trailer with a cable drum nearby;
  • FIG. 2 depicts a perspective view of a drum handling apparatus after the operator has opened the operator's station and lowered the stabilizers far enough to clear the drum but not touch the ground;
  • FIG. 3 depicts a perspective view of a drum handling apparatus after the lift arms have engaged with the drum and the operator has lowered the stabilizers;
  • FIG. 4 depicts a perspective view of a drum handling apparatus as the drum is being hoisted onto the bed of the drum handling apparatus;
  • FIG. 5 depicts a perspective view of a drum handling apparatus after the drum has been positioned on the bed
  • FIG. 6 depicts a perspective view of a drum handling apparatus as the cable is spooled out or wound onto the drum;
  • FIG. 7 depicts a perspective view of a drum handling apparatus in a transport condition
  • FIG. 8 depicts a partial perspective view of the rear of the drum handling apparatus with the arms in the wide position with the stabilizers lowered;
  • FIG. 9 depicts a partial perspective view of the rear of the drum handling apparatus with the arms in the narrow position with the stabilizers lowered;
  • FIG. 10 depicts a partial perspective view of the gravity friction drive with the cover affixed and with a large diameter drum engaged on the drum handling apparatus;
  • FIG. 11 depicts a partial perspective view of the gravity friction drive with the cover removed and with a large diameter drum resting on the drum handling apparatus;
  • FIG. 12 depicts a partial perspective view of the gravity friction drive with the cover removed and with a small diameter drum resting on the drum handling apparatus;
  • FIGS. 13A and 13B depict side sectional views of the gravity drive and lever arm for adjusting the tension for engagement of the drive tire to the drum;
  • FIG. 14 depicts a first perspective view of an apparatus and method for mounting a banding cart to the drum handling apparatus
  • FIG. 15 depicts a second perspective view of an apparatus and method for mounting a banding cart to the drum handling apparatus
  • FIG. 16 depicts a third perspective view of an apparatus and method for mounting a banding cart to the drum handling apparatus
  • FIG. 17 depicts a fourth perspective view of an apparatus and method for mounting a banding cart to the drum handling apparatus
  • FIG. 18 depicts a fifth perspective view of an apparatus and method for mounting a banding cart to the drum handling apparatus
  • FIG. 19 depicts a sixth perspective view of an apparatus and method for mounting a banding cart to the drum handling apparatus.
  • FIG. 20 depicts a seventh perspective view of an apparatus and method for mounting a banding cart to the drum handling apparatus.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 depict perspective views of a representative trailer 10 on which is mounted a cable drum mounting apparatus 12 .
  • the apparatus could also be mounted on the bed (or other supporting structure) of a truck or train car or other vehicle.
  • the specific configuration shown may also be adjusted to take into account vehicle types, drum types, size and weight considerations, and other such customizations.
  • the trailer 10 has a bed 14 and a trailer hitch 18 .
  • Pairs of wheels 20 mounted on opposing sides of the trailer facilitate transporting the trailer, as is typical with trailers.
  • a pair of stabilizers 22 mounted on the rear of the trailer support the trailer when loading, unloading, or rotating a drum 24 .
  • a pair of vertically mountable lights 28 affixed to the hitch provide light when the trailer is in operation (see FIG. 6 ).
  • An operator working at an operator station 30 runs a hydraulic control system 32 mounted near the front of the trailer 10 .
  • Two hydraulically driven opposing lift arms 34 and 36 mounted near the rear of the trailer 10 operate to lift the drum up off the ground and onto the trailer, see FIGS. 3-5 .
  • the lift arms also lift the drum off the trailer and put it back on the ground.
  • the hydraulic control system 32 may incorporate a safety lock out device to prevent dropping a drum and damaging the support structure or drum once the drum is raised past a pre-determined point. That is, as depicted in FIG. 4 , a sensor 35 (such as an electronic eye or a switch) is connected to the control system 32 .
  • the control system 32 locks the flow in the hydraulic lines for the clamping movement, meaning the lift arms 34 and 36 are disabled from further clamping movement (towards or away from the drum). Thus, the lift arms cannot release the drum 24 . This prevents the drum from being released and, for example, rolling across the ground and potentially causing damage to the drum, to the cable, to the trailer, or to the surrounding area or people in the surrounding area.
  • FIGS. 1-7 demonstrate the basic operation of the trailer 10 .
  • the trailer is first backed up towards the drum 24 , and in general alignment with the drum. That is, the drum is transversely mounted on the trailer (mounted with the central axis of the drum perpendicular to the direction of trailer travel), and the trailer is aligned so that the axis of the cylindrical drum is generally parallel to the rear of the trailer (and perpendicular to the direction of the trailer movement).
  • the arms are mounted and configured to come off the side of the trailer or truck and load or unload the drum from the side.
  • the operator opens the operator station 30 and lowers the stabilizers 22 so that the feet 40 of those stabilizers are a few inches above the ground.
  • the lift arms 34 and 36 are then pivoted down and extended out beyond the end of the trailer.
  • the lift arms also pivot in a transverse direction, so that they can open wide enough to go around the edges of the drum 24 and thereafter pivot inwardly and grasp the drum, as more particularly described below.
  • the operator also lowers the stabilizers 22 to strike and engage the ground.
  • the effective base of the trailer is widened, thus offering a larger footprint, thereby stabilizing the load on the suspension 94 (see FIGS. 3 and 4 ), providing a more equally distributed load across the trailer, and providing support to the trailer 10 .
  • the lift arms 34 and 36 are pivoted upward to raise the drum up above the level of the bed 14 .
  • the lift arms rotate around until they rest against stops 96 , placing the drum 24 onto the bed 14 of the trailer 10 .
  • the drum 24 is then in an operating position, in which the drum may be rotated to spool out cable 46 as well as take in cable.
  • the stabilizers 22 are raised, the operator station 30 is closed, and the trailer is then in a transport position, where the trailer may be towed to another location, stored, or otherwise left for future use.
  • the steps depicted in FIGS. 3-5 may be reversed, to place the drum 24 back onto the ground for storage, or to replace the drum with another spool or drum.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 depict close-up views of the lift arms 34 and 36 .
  • the view in FIG. 8 is of the lift arms 34 and 36 transversely extended to pass over a drum 24
  • the view in FIG. 9 is of the lift arms extended towards each other to grasp the drum.
  • the lift arms include hydraulic clamp cylinders 42 and 44 to pivot the lift arms around a pivot point. Hydraulic lift cylinders 48 and 50 enable the lift arms to extend well beyond the back of the trailer 10 to grasp a drum 24 .
  • ball and socket connections 76 are used to enable the pivoting motion of the lift arms 34 and 36 , but other connection designs (such as a pin and bore arrangement) could also be used.
  • the ends of the lift arms 34 and 36 each have a grasping pad 52 with a center drum alignment pin 54 in the center of the pad 52 and two engagement pins 58 attached toin the pad on opposite sides of the alignment pin.
  • the alignment pin 54 is inserted (when the lift arms are pinched towards each other) into the center drum holes 60 on each side of the drum 24 (shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 ).
  • the engagement pins line up with two of the four openings 62 in the side of the drum.
  • the grasping pads 52 can grab the drum and the lift arms lift the drum onto the trailer.
  • the grasping pads remain parallel to each other, and may be pivoted inwardly so as to accommodate different sizes of drums.
  • the trailer 10 is also equipped with a gravity drive 64 having a drive wheel tire 68 and a hydraulic motor drive 70 .
  • the grasping pads generally freely rotate, as the rotation of the drum 24 is accomplished using the gravity drive.
  • gravity and the lift cylinders 48 and 50 cause one rim 72 of the drum to come into contact with, and push against, the drive wheel tire.
  • the combined effect of gravity, the lift cylinders 48 and 50 , and an adjustable mechanism is to ensure that the drive wheel tire 68 is in firm contact with the rim 72 of the drum.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 depict this for a larger spool or drum
  • FIG. 12 depicts this for a smaller spool or drum.
  • the gravity drive includes a variable width locator 78 that laterally moves the drive wheel tire so that different sizes of drums may be accommodated on the same bed 14 , as can be seen by comparing the location of the width locator 78 as depicted in FIGS. 11 and 12 .
  • a hydraulic drive motor 70 is mounted on the gravity drive 64 opposite the drive wheel tire 68 .
  • the hydraulic drive motor 70 rotates the drive wheel tire in either rotational direction.
  • the drive wheel tire drives rotation of the drum, thereby spooling out cable 46 or spooling in cable, depending on the direction of rotation.
  • the hydraulic system is designed so that the tire acts as a brake until the hydraulic motor is activated to spool the drum either way.
  • the drive wheel tire may be laterally moved along a mounting bracket 86 so as to accommodate various sizes of drums.
  • a lever arm 82 mounted at the base of the gravity drive 64 may be used by the operator to adjust the tension in the springs 74 .
  • the operator pushes the lever arm upwards, thereby shifting the base 84 on which the springs rest upward towards the drive wheel tire 68 .
  • the tension is reduced by lowering the lever arm.
  • the springs 74 , lever arm 82 and base 84 are not included, and an adjustable base 92 is added to manually adjust the tension between the tire drive and the rim of the drum 72 .
  • the cable is connected to a steel cylinder by metal or plastic bands.
  • the cable is a power cable, and needs to be connected to the steel cylinder of the drill.
  • the cable 46 is spooled out, the cable is held against the steel cylinder and a metal or plastic band is wrapped around the cylinder and the cable. The wrapped band is then tightened, the ends crimped, and then cut, thereby connecting the cable to the cylinder.
  • the banding is typically held on a banding cart 88 .
  • Steel or metal bands are wrapped on the spool of the banding cart for ready access in the field. It is often useful to have the banding cart 88 mounted directly on the spool trailer 10 (or other vehicle).
  • the banding and the cart are often relatively heavy, and thus it may be difficult to mount the banding cart to the trailer without a risk of injury to workers.
  • the banding cart 88 mounts directly to the trailer 10 .
  • a tilting bracket 87 affixed on the trailer has tilting bracket mounting fins 90 and 91 that extend down below the bed 14 .
  • the banding cart 88 is tilted back and pushed forward until the lower portion of the banding cart 88 is resting on the tilting bracket mounting fins 90 as shown in FIG. 16 .
  • the banding cart is then pivoted upward as shown in FIG. 17 , allowing the upper tilting bracket mounting fins 91 to engage with and support the cylinder of banding material.
  • a latch handle 89 is lowered into position to lock the banding cart 88 into place as shown in FIGS.
  • the latch handles 89 are held in the locked position with a pin 98 . This operation greatly reduces the weight that any operator should encounter when loading and unloading the banding cart. To unload the banding cart 88 , an operator reverses these steps.
  • the trailer 10 may also include various other items, such as backup cameras, multiple wheels or other items as known in the art.
  • the apparatus may be mounted on a truck bed or rail car or other such transportation devices.
  • the embodiments discussed in this disclosure involve a specific design for a cable drum trailer, a trailer having other similar designs would also work, and the apparatus could be used for various other payloads, including wire, tubing, belting, and other items that are rolled onto a drum.
  • the present designs may also be useful for vehicles used for transporting and using spools or drums in other applications.
  • the present invention has several advantages over the prior art.

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